Toy pistol



March 25, 1924.` 1,488,046

J. H. HARTMAN ToY PISTOL Filed Nov.- 30 1925 CTL Patented Mar. 25, 1924.

`UNITE' STATES ,PA-TENT caries.

JOHN IH. HARM/IAN, or LANCASTER.,PENNSYLVANIA,AssrGNon 'ro `oHN H. HART- MAN AND kJOSEPH fr. BEENEMAN, 'rRADrNG As THE HUBLEY MANUFACTURING co., or LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA, A coPARrNEr'a-srrrr.

TOY PISTOL.

Application led November 3U, 1923. Serialv No. 677,710.

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1t known that LJOHN HQ HARTMAN, a citizen of the United States, residingat Lancastenin thevcounty 0f Lancaster and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in -Toy Pistols; and I do hereby declare the fol-A lowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as, will enable others .skilled in the art to which it apper-y tains to make and use. the same. l Y

This invention relates to toy pistols, o-r as they are commonly known, paper cap pistols, and the primary object of the invention is to provide a. paper cap pistol so constructed that it will prevent backfire or flash when the. pistol is operated to explode ,thepa-per cap n and thus prevent injury tov the operator whiehJis incident to the operation of paper cap pistols as heretoforeV vordinarily constructed. A y

A further object is to provide a paper cap pistol with simpleand efficient means for concentrating in the body of the pistol any sparks or flash generated by the' explosion of a cap of large size and causing them to pass o ut at the forward end thereof and thus practically eliminate backfire.

The invention willl first be hereinafter more particularly described, with reference to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and then pointed i out in they claims at the end of the description.

In said drawings Fig. l represents in side elevation a paper cap pistolembodying my invention;

Fig. 2 is a plan view of thesame;

Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the right hand side portion of the paper cap pistol shown in Figs.v 1 and 2, and

Fig. 4 is a front elevation ofV the same showing the toy pistol grasped in the hand of the operator in tiring position.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged detailfragmentary view illustrating the mode of assembling' the parts carrying the anvil and its co-acting brace member.

Referring to said drawings, in which the same'reference characters are used to denote corresponding parts in 4different views, the letters A and B denote opposite side portions of the pistol having an imitation cardownwardly from said chamber, similar to an ordinary pistol, the two parts being each.`

formed. or cast in one piecev and secured together by rivets or screws, as sho-wn.` The member A isformed or cast integrally with a laterally and inwardly projecting lug or flange a and an integral diagonal bra-ce al, thus forming an anvil against which a cap to be exploded may be placed, and the opposed member B is formed or provided with an inwardly projecting lug o-r flange Abr against which the flange a bears when the.

two parts are in assembled relation, so as to effectuallybra ce and sustain the anvil membei' in operative position. The front face of theanvil is preferably convex, as shown, and fits against a conca-ve surface of the lug b. The body of the pistol is hollow from end to end of the imitation barrel and cartridge chamber, for a purpose hereinafter del' scribed, a-nd the handle portions may like-A wise be hollowed .out for lightness. The op-' posed members of the cartridge chamber poi tion Aare formed with co-incident upwardly andl rearwardly turned portions c? and b2, respectively, which extend above the anvil, and ywith rearwardly extending side portions a3 b3 which are turned inwardly and terminate ya sullicient distance apart to leave an open space atthe rear of lthe anvil, preferably of rectangular form to receive the correspondingly shaped striking face 0 of the hammer C, as in toy pistols of known construction. Y

A paper cap receiverl is thus formed around the anvil in which a paper cap may be inserted and held against the anvil in p osition to be struck by the striking face of the hammer as it enters between the inturned end portions a3 and 53 of thereceiveiyso as toY explode the cap placed against the anvil, and by the described construction air spaces or vents are formed above and below the anvil and on each side thereof opening into the lhollow body Vofthe pistol, so that any sparks or flash may be expelled through the barrel and subjacent hollow body when the hammer is snapped or closed; the hammer being so constructed as `to effectually cover and close the normally open top and side and rear portions of the recess forming the and projects upwardly through a slot or re` cess provided therefor betweenthe handle portions ot the two parts A and B, while the trigger portion c1 thereof projects downwardly through a similar slot in the bottom or lower side ot said parts. The hammer has preferably a rectangular striking tace and side Iflanges C2 adapted to lit aga-inst the inturned portions o2 and b2 of the cap receiver, and a top {iange 03 projecting torwardly over the striking tace, and preferably the outer edges ot the rearwardly and upwardly extending portions ai and L ot the cartridge chamber portion of the pistol are beveled on the upper side thereof whilel the forward edge of the flange c3 is reversely 'i beveled to adapt the device to deflect outwardly and away from the operator any sparks or backre that may possibly escape when the hammer is snapped or closed to v, explode a cap. T he shank of the hammer is formed or provided with a' forwardly projecting pivot pin or lug c4 which rests loosely in the concave rear face ot a laterally and rearwardly extending flange at on the inside of the cartridge chamber porti-on of the member A, and alea't springiD, has one end fitted in a recess c5 in the shank of the hammer and the other end abutting against a shoulder a5 on the inside of the handle portion of the member A, so that Awhen the hammer is swung backwardly into position for operating it to .explode a cap the recess 05 will be below the pivot'V or tulcrum of the hammer and the pressure of the spring will holdjthe hammer in firing position. On pulling the trigger to explode the cap the recess o5 will be positioned above the ful-. crum of the hammer and the spring will hold the hammer in operated position, as shown in full lines.

I thus provide a very simple and harmless paper cap pistol, which may be manufactured and sold at a very small price, and may be used by children'without danger of injuring them in using caps of large size. This simple device has the advantage over toy pistols as heretofore ordinarilv constructed of practically eliminating backfire, by providing for the expulsion of sparks or flash produced by the explosion of a paper cap through the body of the pistol and out at the forward end, instead of trying to prevent the same from passing rearwardly as. heretofore proposed, by providing for their expulsion laterally or sidewise.

Having thus described my invention, what l claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent ot' the United States is:

l. A toy pistol having a hollow body and a rec ss at the rear end thereof forming a cap-receiver, and an anvil arranged within said recess so as to provide air vents above and below the anvil opening into said hollow body.

2. A toy pistol havinga hollow body providedat the rear end thereof with a vertically disposed recess t'orming a cap-holder, said recess being` in open communication with the hollow body, and an anvil arranged within said recess so as to provide air vents above and below opening into said hollow body.

f toy p-istol having a hollow body provided with a cap-receiver at the rear end thereo;F having inturned portions the ends ot `which are spaced apart to permit the striking face of a hammer to enter therebetween, an anvil arranged within said receiver and spaced therefrom so as to provide air vents around the anvil opening into the hollow body, and a hammer having a striking face adapted to enter the opening between said inturned portions and laterally projecting side portions, and a forwardly projecting top portion for closing the space around said anvil so as to form air vent-s above and below and on both sides of the anvil opening into said hollow body.

4. A toy pistol comprising two members together 4forming a hollow body having a barrel with imitation cartridge chamber and handle and a cap-receiver at the rear end of said chamber provided on one side with in turned portions spaced apart to permit the striking face of the hammer to enter therebetween, an anvil within the receiver, a hammer having a striking face. and side and top ianges adapted to close the open space around the anvil and leave air spaces or vents above and below and on opposite sides of the anvil opening directly into the hollow body. for discharging through said body sparks or Hash caused by the explosion ot a paper cap. f

5. l'n a toy pistol having a barrel and imitation cartridge chamber forming a hollow body, a cap-receiving recess at the rear of said chamber open on one side, an anvil spanning said recess, and a hammer having a striking face and side and top ianges for closing the space around the anvil so as to provide air vents above and below and at the sides thereof opening directly into the hollow body for discharging backfire or sparks through said body.

6. A toy pistol having a hollow body provided at the rear end thereof with a vertically disposed recess of substantially oblong cup-shaped form open on one side to receive the striking face of a hammer and forming a cap-holder, a hammer, and an anvil p-late spanning said recess so as to provide an air space extending around the anvil and opening into said hollow body.

7. A toy pistol having a hollow body provided with a vertically disposed recess of substantially oblong cup-shaped form forming a cap-holder at the rear end thereof, an

Y anvil plate spanning said recess, and a hammer having a striking face and laterally projecting side flanges and an integral forwardly projecting top flange for closing the space around-said face and the anvil so as to leave air spaces above and below and on both sides of the anvil opening directly into the hollow body.

8. A toy pistol having a hollow body and a cap-receiver having an open top and open on one side, an anvil in said receiver, a hammer having a striking face adapted to enter the open side of said receiver and provided with a forwardlly projecting top and laterally projecting side portions whereby the space around the anvil is closed when the hammer is in closed position and air spaces or vents provided extending completely around the anvil and opening into the hollow body for discharging backfire or sparks through said body; the rear edge of the receiver overlying the anvil being beveled and the edge of said forwardly projecting top reversely beveled so as to effectually close the space around the anvil between it and the hammer when the hammer is snapped or closed.

In testimony whereof affix my signature in the presence ofI two witnesses. Y

JOHN H. HARTMAN. l/Vitnesses:

IRA BRENEMAN, R. W. COLDREN. 

